Fare-register.



J. F. OHMER & G. W. KETTEMAN.

FARE REGISTER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 10 1907.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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' THIS REGISTERS AND INDICATES THE FARE PAID.

J. F. OHMER & C. W. KETTEMAN.

FARE REGISTER.

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Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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FARE REGISTER. 4 APPLICATION FILED JULY 10', 1907.

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J. F. OHMER & G. W. KETTEMAN.

FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1907.

Patented Dad. 1, 1908.

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FARE REGISTER]. APPLIGATI'ON FILED JULY 10, 1907.

I Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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8 anoento'cs Y it 'appert-ains Be it known that we, JOHN declare the following to be a full, clear, exact descji'ip'tionof the invention, such as the. capacity v UNITED STATES P TE OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER AND CHARLES W.. KETTEMAN,.OF Darren, OHIO, ASSlGNORS TO OHMER FAR-E RE e'Isi-ER ooM'rANY, or ROCHESTER, NEW ORK.

, FARE-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

" Patented Dec.'1; 1908.

Application flledJuly 10, 1907. Serial No. 382,974.

To all whom it may concern:

cators ing the register coiiperate with each F. Ornina and 1 other after a certain or definite unit offare CHARLES Knir'rnMAN, 1 citizens of the has been reached. As the invention is illus- Un'ited States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of-Oh-io,"

have invented certain new and useful Int--- provem'e'nts inwill enable others skilled in the art to which to make and use the same, reference being improvements in fare registers.

The object of the invention is to increase for registering and indicating the faresin a machine of a given capacity and to thns great ly increase the utility of the machine without increasing the size v'i thereof. Inoth'er words, by means of the i {present invention,

we are able to'register and ndicate in asingle machine thirty-two fares.

\ in a machine-heretofore limited to" twelve gfaresi This is accomplished as before stated, without increasing. the size of the machine and without adding an'y additional mechan; is'm thereto. I

In the machines as heretoforeused, each bank of detail counters is adapted to register only a single denomination of fare and one bank has no cooperative relation with any other bank. Owing to this fact, it rendered necessary an increase in the size of the machinejfor each additional fare classification; For example, in order to register, "say twenty-four distinct classes of fares, it

was either necessary to place -,twenty-our banks of counters in afsingle casing which would increase the size of the machine ,be-

- chines had to ,vond all practical purposes, or else two ma-' be utilized to obtain results desired, for example, such as is shown in our salts, the fare counters and the fare iudihad to the accompanying draw-p ings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which .t'orinya part Of r this specification. E

i This invention relates to new and useful ding application Serial N0. 3-52,085, fi1ed Jinan-r3 1-4,1 .907.

' The present invention enables the regjstratien and indication of-fa-res greatly in ex-- single class of fares and each fare indicator Fare-Registers; and "we do latthe register is utilized to indicate the cor- "and responding fare of its counter as heretofore. example, in registering and indicating For' fares f1ODl5C." to. c. inclusive, a single counter, a single setting device, and asingle auxiliary .dial areeniployed; also inregisteriiiga $1.00 fare, a single counter, a-single setting device, and a single auxiliary dial are-utilized. In registering and indicating fare's ffroin"5c. to 95c;*inclusive, and from $1.05- to $1.501inclusive, two banks of counters, two setting devices, and two auxiliary dials are simultaneously operated. In obtaining these desired results, the auxiliary fare indications correspond in number and in sequence tothe fare indications intlie register, and in selecting the fares on the auxiliary indicator tingdevice isused to select the fares to be particularly described; By thus -employing two separate selective mechanisms, the individual or detail fare counters iii the machine in'g-drawings, of which- Figure 1, is a frontelevation ofthe fare register heretofore having a ca acity registeringand indicating twelve ares. As

by which theiegister is increased incapacity vation of the operating mechanism located at the rear of" the machine as shown in 1.

Preceding a detail description of the in- .vention, reference is made tothe acco 'n'pai'iyfor ice; sociated with this register isthe mechanism or indicators.- a single setregistered andindicated at the machine up to a definite fare denomination, for example.

of the'register as will be'hereinaftermore 93 are operated singly or in relationwith each other, and a given size of machine is greatly increased in capacityas hereinbefore spec;

as hereinbefore specified. Fig. 2, is .an ele-,

r of a link 14.

Fig. 3, is a horizontal sectional view of the operating mechanism on the line 2. Fig. 4., is an enlarged detail of the auxiliary indicator. Fig. 5, is a sectional view of the auxiliary indicator mechanism. Fig. 6,

tive and operating mechanism in the the reg ster, also a bank of fare counters and said actuating members 9 also operates its 6 b of Fig.

own specific fare counter by engaging the I pawl-carrying arm 6. The foregoing parts thus briefly described are of well-known coni struction and operation and require no fur- 1s a Vertical sectional elevation of the selec- 5 rear of ,1

their individual actuating member. Fig. 7,

is a modification of the auxiliary indicator asshown in tion of the register with parts broken away. Fig. 9, is a vertical sectional elevation of the register on the line (Z (Z of F ig.\-8. F ig. 10, is a detail top plan view of the specific fare indicators at the machine. Figs. 11 and 12, are

detached views in perspective of parts of Fig. 10. Figs. 13 and 14, are further modifications of the auxiliary fare indicator.

In a detail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

4 Referring to F ig'. 8, the mechanism therein shown is similar to that contained in many of our prior patents and contains space for fourteen banks of specific fare counters 1, each of such banks comprising three wheels for registering individually, fares from 50. to 50c. and passes and transfers. It will be observed that there is one bank omitted from the organization as illustrated. It is essential that a blank space be thus provided by the omission of one bank of counters because in registering any of the fares from 50. to 500. or $1.00, one of the shiftable actuators must be moved out of an operative position with any of the counters, thus insuring an operation of one bank of counters only.

Associated with each bank of counters is a specific fare indicator 2, and a cooperating ratchet wheel 3, toothed wheel 4, pawl 5 and pawl-carrying arm 6. The shaft 7 of the specific or detail fare counters 1 is mounted in a bearing 8 in the usual manner, and cooperating with each bank of counters l and its indicat or 2 is an individual slide or actuating member 9 which moves in guides and all of which are of well-known construction and operation. Associated with the several banks of detail counters 1, is the well-known total. counter 11 which is otherwise termed a trip' register or a passenger indicator.

Referring to Fig. 9, 12 designates a transverse oscillating bar having its ends journaled in the frame-work and a connection with the pawl-carrying frame 13 by means The pawl-carrying frame 13 supports the ratchet pawls 10 which engage the ratchet wheels 15' of the total counters 11 to operate the latter.

The individual actuating members 9 when elevated, raise the bar 12 uniformly and each of said actuating members lifts its own fare indicator tablet-2 by engaging the rear- Wardly extended arm 2 thereof. Each of which the individual Fig. at. Fig. 8, 1s a tront eleva tudinal slot Referrin to F i s. 2 and 3 these illustrate the operating mechanism through means of actuating members 9 are operated when selected by the exterior setting mechanism to be hereinafter described. This operating mechanism is also of well-known construction and is illustrated and described in many of our former patents and will now be described in connection with the features comprising the present improvements. The transverse lifting bar 16 has its ends engaged by stationary guides or tracks 17 attached to the plate or frame 18 which lies immediately in the rear of the register and-is secured thereto. This lifting bar 16 is actuated through. either of two angular levers 19 which have connected to them pull ropes 20 which extend.-to-suitable points on the interior of the car. Projecting from the inner face of the plate or frame 18, is a series of rigid vanes 22, each two of which incloses a space which is diametrically in line with one of the detail fare counters. It will, be noted that the word Blank appears above one of these spaces in Fig. 2; this indicates that the counter is removed from the front of this space, and such counter is that which has been removed from Fig. 8 as hereinbefore stated.

23 and 24 indicate two carriages which are movable alonga stationary track 25 immediately'in the rear of the lifting bar 16.

Each of these carriages supports an actuator- 26 which has independent vertical movement therein which is imparted from the lifting bar 16. Each of the actuators 23 and 24 has a rearwardly extended lug 27 which is adapted to be brought to a position in line with the space between any two of the vanes 22, and the actuators cannot be c erated until the carriages 23 and 24 are rought to such position. It will therefore b seen that the object and purpose of the vanes 22 is to prevent an operation of either or" the actuators 26 until their respective carriages have been moved in line with one of the spaces between the vanes 22 or in line with a selected fare counter. Projecting from the front of each of the actuators 26 is an arm 28 which lies below a lug 29 projecting rearwardly from each of the actuating members 9, and when an actuator 26 is brought to the desired position to cause the operation of a selected fare counter and its indicator the operation of the lifting vates the actuator 26 owing to the arm 28 of said actuator extending throu h the longibar 16 likewise ele-' 7 extent specified thepointer 36 is alone operatedby-turning'the setting rod 37. Inthe- I the carriages of one of. the actuatorsg zti is v 1. attached on each side to a sprocket: chain 31 which passes around guide wheels 32 on the frame 18 and thence around a sprocket the car.

wheel 33 located within'a housing 34 in the rearof the-auxiliary indicator 35-see Figs 3 and 4.

The sprocket wheel. 33 is fixedto the .set-

. ting rod 37 which projects through the axis of the-dial and extends on the interior of in the front ofthedial 35- is a pointer 36' whichehas a ran e of movement extending fromii'c. on the dial to 500. This range of movement is equal to the distance from 5 to v 50 as indicated .in "Fig. 2 of the drawings which is-the limit of the'movementof the carriage 24, said carriage being stoppedat one limit bf its movement by a pin 38 which projectsv from thecarriage track 25, and. at

the other limit of its movement; by the'right 1 hand-end of the slot .in -the liftingbar .16.

' It-will-beunderstood that in settin the carwhich lies parallel with the-setting 37 riage Qitopositions tov register ares and to indicate the same at'th'e register to "the setting movements of the two carriages 23 and 2-1 to register'and indicatefares above 50c...an'auxil1ary 'setting'rod 39 is employed andis of the same This auxiliary dial I .35 ztothe blank indication on ithe dial whicliiisx indicated by astar adjacent to the :50c. indication. The carriage23 cooperates with thispointer 453. The-carriage .23 has a setting-rod-39 is=geared to'a spur wheel 40.

which loosely surrounds the-setting rod 37. 41 is-aspur wheel-fixed to the: setting rod 39 and inmesh withsaid spur wheel the latter spur-wheel has a-hub -42 which pro- .jec't-s loosely through the axis LOf the indicatondial' 35 and-has fixed'to it a pointer 43 which liesadja'cent to the ,face'of the dial.

The. rangezof-movement of thepointer 43. extends. :from' the pass. indication onisthe yr'angeof movement extending from thes ace between the vanes 22-whi'ch isindicate by the'word Blank t'o' the left handlimit of the slot' 3O in the lifting bar 16. .Itwill be observed-that inthisrange of movement'of thc'carriage 23,'th'e;said carria exhas'tmpass I f the pin 26 which acts as one o .the' stops for. the carr1age24; this it is enabled todo'by providing a recess or slot in the rearside of theearriage 23' as indicated at in Fig.- 6.

' The carriage 23is limitedlin-this direction ing of ,movement'by a stop1pin 45;.011 its.actu-' atin'g rod or bar-46, saidpin .45 engaging the :side ofJthe frame 18 when the carriage 23 is moved. inwardly vto its limit. Theyconnect bar 46*.through which the carriage23 .is

actuated within the limits -specified,extends rallel withithesproeket chain 31 m dis crank and 47'whiehis fixedto Fixed to the-same setting'rod 37 a lugs for further illustrations if it is desir wheel 40 within the "the hub of the spur 34.- It will thus. be

sprocket box or casing seen that-each of the indicator-hands 36 and 43 have independent movement within the ranges specified. The setting rods 37and 39, as before stated, extend throughout the length of the car and at suitable points are provided with .hand holds or grips (not shown) by which they are turned in the setting movements which "concurrently bring the pointers to the proper. positions tO'lllCllcats the fare to be registered, and thecarriages23 and 2st to proper positions for the act'uators'26 to engage the actuating 1nemhers 9 of the counters.

"As the auxiliary indicator is'illustrated in Fig. 4 and as the actuator carriages are Shown in Fig. 2, the register is set to register and indicate $1.20. Assuming that the next registration and indication is $1.05 fare, the pointer .43 is not disturbed, butthe pointer 36 is moved to the 5.0. indication on the dialby turni the, settingrod 37. If. i

the next fare 'to'be registered and indicated is-say a 20c. fare, the pointer 36 is moved to'the 20 indication and-"the ointer 43 is movjc'd;to=the-neutral point indicated by the star. In the operation of the lifting bar 16 "when-one or the other of the pointers 36 or 43 is'i'n-line with'tlie'b'lank space on the dial, there is no-actuation-of a counterio'r a specarriaige which isthiis placed out of an operative position, owing1 to the bank of counters.

being omitted and .t e specific {are indicator .beomitted-atthat particular point. In Fig. :12, itwill be observed the indicator is omit- .ted from one of the indicator slides; this is the slidewhich=moves concurrently with the carriage which is moved to the inoperative position. Reverting to Fig. 4 of the draw -cific fare indicator by the elevation of the f to register and indicate a 50c. fare; the

pointer ":43 is 'setto' indicate .50 and thepointer- 36"is-movedto theblank space upon the'dial; this would move the carr age 23 in line withthe 50c. counter and the carriage 24 .in line'with the blank position as shown in 2. It will beunderstood that'the'total counters'll are actuated in each operation ofthe-machine whether one detail counte is on, we do not wish. to be limited .to thisspecific.

means as it is evident'modificationsmay :be

devisedyfor example,-in Fig.-7,'we provide astationary pointer 48 and-=a disk 49"which rotates to thelimited'extent'on thesauxiiiary rod 39; Thisdisk- A Q is sion. The upper .same extent of movement relatively to the ahrl has movable pointer 43 connected with the bar 46 and has upon it the four indications to which the pointer 43 1S movable on the indicator dial 35 as shown 1n Fig. l.

It will be understood thatthe disk 49 has the fixed pointer l8, that the movable pointer 43 has to the fixed dial i Fig. 14 indicates a further modification in the setting mechanism now being described, and consists ot' a series of levers 51 and the former of which is fixed to the auxiliary setting rod 39, and the latter lever, t0- wit- 52 is fulcrumed on the setting rod 37 therewith by means oi a hub or sleeve extenend of the lever is pivoted to the bar 46 which as before stated, is connected with one of the carriages, to-witcarriage 23. The setting rod 37 has fixed to it the pointer 36 which is movable over the face of the dial to the same extent that the pointer 36 in Fig. lis movable, and the pointer 43 in Fig. 14, is movable to the same extent as the pointer 42-3 in Fin. 4.

Referring more particularly to the fare indicators in the register, these. consist of the usual individual tablets .upon which the fares of the counters are inscribed. Each of such tablets is mounted upon its supporting slide 2 movable in guides 2" attached to theframe-work ot the machine. )n the rear of each of said slides 2" there is a cam or incline block 2 which performs the double function of supporting an elevated indicator and of permitting an indicator which has previously been elevated to drop to the lower position.

2 is a yoke extending across the machine and normally maintained yielding'ly in a position to engage the lower side of one of the incline blocks 2 to hold each indicator in its elevated position until said yoke 2 is moved rearwardly to release the lug or incline block T which is being held thereby. This movement of the yoke. 2 ta-kes'place when the next succeeding indicator support 2" isbeing elevated. In such elevation of each of the indicator supports, the incline surface, of the block 2- engages the transverse portion of the yoke 2 and moves it rearvvardly to release the previously held indicator and to permit a completion of an elevation of the next succeeding indicator to a position to be supported by said yoke, after which said yoke is moved to its normal position to support such indicator.

It will be noted from Fig. 10, that one of the indicator supporting slides 2 is minus the indicator tablet 2; this has been referred to hereinbefore as the parts which operate in connection with the blank space in the machine. The indicator support referred to is utilized merely to operate the indicator retaining yoke 29 to permit said yoke to recase a previously maintained tablet which is done by the cam block 2. It will be understood that the indicator support as shown in Fig. 12 is operated \vhenever one or the other of the carriages 23 or 24 is moved to the blank position as indicated on the auxiliary indicator 35, and that. when said supporting slide 2 is elevated it is essential that the yoke 2 w iich retains the indicators in their elevated position, be actuated to release the previously held indicator, hence, the employment of the incline block 2" upon this indicator supporting slide 2" which is minus the indicator tablet 9.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the capacity of the machine is greatly increased by providing means for actuating two detail counters at one registration to register fares above a given de nomination. The fares from So. to 50c. inclusive, are registered and indicated in the operation of a single bank of detail counters at: a time, also the $1.00 bank of counters is provided. singly. For all fares above the latter denomination and for fares from F50. to 9430. inclusive, two banks of counters are operated siinultaueously, a setting operation has placed the setting devices in operative relation therewith.

lVe claim:

- 1. In a fare register, a series of banks of. specific fare counters mounted upon a coinmon axis of rotation and separated into two divisions by an intervening space, an individual actuating member associated with each of said banks of counters, a sliiftablc actuator adapted to be placed in operative relation with-the individual actuating members of less than the entire series of said banks of counters, another shiftable actuator adapted to be placed in operative relation with the individual actuating members of the remaining banks of said series of specific'farc counters, and either of said shiftable actuators being; adapted to be placed in a position opposite said ii'iterveuing space to render it inope 'ativc.

2. In a fare register, a series of banks of specific tare counters upon which fares of the lowest denomination to a higher denomination are registrablc, a second series of banks of specific tare counters which cooperate with the first named series of banks of counters in registering fares of a still higher denomination, both series of counters being-mounted upon a common axis of rotation and separated by an ii'itervenino; space, an individual actuating member as sociated with each bank of counters of both series,'a carriage supporting an actuator adapted to be shifted into an operative position with any ot the individual actuating members of the first named series of banks of counters, another carriage supporting an actuator adapted-to be shifted into an operative position with any of the individual actuating members of the second series of banks of'co'unters, either of said shiftable actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening space whereby the actuator so placed is rendered inoperative, an auxiliary indicaton -and selective devices connecting said carriages with the auxiliary indicator and whereby the selected fare is indicated upon said auxiliary indicator and the counters corresponding to such fare areiselected. 3. In a fare register, a series of banks'of specific fare counters upon Hvlrich are registrable fares from the lowest denomination to a higher denonnnation, 'asecond serles of banks of specific fare counters :coiiperating with the first-named series to register fares of still higher denominations, an actuating "member. for each bank'of counters, an auxiliary fare indicator, andselective devices interposed between-said auxiliary indicator and'the actuating members of the counters and whereby a selected fare to be registered is indicated on theauxiliary indicator and the counter or counters are'selected for registration of said indicated fare.-

4. In a fare register, a plurality'of banks of specific fare counters mounted upon a common axis of rotation and separated into two divisions by an intervening space, an-

individual actuating member for each bank of counters, two carriages each one of which supports an actuator for the individual actuating members of the counters, said .carriages being adapted. to be moved to a position to bring l'llG'flClllatOl therein in operative relation with the individual actuating member of any selected counter, either of said slnftable actuators being adapted .to be ilaced in a position opposite said interven mg space whereby the actuator so placed'is rendered inoperative, and means for shifting one or both of said carriages to positions to bring the actuator therein into such cooperative relation with the individual actuating member or members of selected counters.

5. In a fare register, a series of counters 'to register major values, a series of counters to register minor values, both series of counporting an actuator for the individual actu-' I 5.5

ters mounted upon a common axis of rotation and separated into two divis ons by an mtervening space, an individual actuating mem-' her for each of said counters, a carriage sup:

to register fares of minor values, a series of counters cooperating with those upon which the fares of minor values are registered to register fares of major-values, said counters being mounted upon a common axis of rota-' tion and separated into two divisions by an intervening space, indicators cooperating with both series of counters to indicate the faresott' minor or major values, a movable actuator for each series of counters, either of said movable actuators adapted to be placed inJa position opposite said interveningspace to render it inoperative, selective mechanism cooperating with each of said actuators to select the counter or counters to be operated, and an auxiliary indicator cooperating with said selective devices to indicate the fare to beregistered on the counters of minor values or those of ma]or values.

'7. In afare register, a series'of banks of.

specific fare counters for 1'egistering fares of minor values, a series of banks of counters for registering fares of major values in conjunction with the counters upon which the fares of minor values may be registered, said countersmounted upona common axis of rotation and separated into two divisions by an intervening space, a totalizing counter "to register the fares of both 'minor and manor v values, an individual actuating member associated with each bank of counters, a movable actuator associated with the individual actuating members of each series of counters, either of 7 said movable actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening space to render it inopera-y terior unitary indicator upon which the fares of minor or major values are indicated in the operationsef selecting the fares to-be registered,'a setting rod connected with each tive. and setting mechanism comprising exofthe movable actuators with means there- I on for indicating upon theexteriomindicator the fare to be registered or the counter to be placed in operative relation with one or both of the movable actuators.

S. In a fare register, two series of banks of fare counters for registering fa'resof major and minor values, both serles of counters being utilized in registering the fares of major values, a sin le auxiliary dial upon. which the fares of 10th series of counters are indicated, and individual setting mech-' anism coiiperating with said auxiliary dial in selecting the fares to be registered on (ll'llol' serles Of C(llllll'elS.

9. In a fare register, two series of fare counters mounted upona common axis rotation and separated by an intervening space, one series being adapted to re 'ster fares of minor values. and both series eing adapted to register fares of major Values, two setting rods arranged substantially as described, an auxiliary indicator cooperating with said setting rods to indicate the fares to be registered on one or both se ies of counters, a movable actuator adapt to be placed in operative relation with a selected tare counter of one or both series, said movable actuator being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening space between the counters to renderit iiioperative,

and suitable connccti ops between each of the setting rods and a respective movable actuator.

10. In a fare register, a series of banks of counters, an individual actuator for each bank of said series, a second series of banks of counters, an individual actuator for each bank of said series, both series of banks of counters being mounted upon a common axis 50f rotation and separated by an intervening space, a movable actuator adapted to be moved in operative relation with each bank of" counters of the first named series, a movable actuator adapted to be brought into operative relation with each bank of counters of the second series, either of said movable actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening space to render it inoperative, an operating member to impart operative movements to each of said actuators in operating the counters, a carriage upon which each actuator is mounted, two setting rods, one of which is connected to the carriage supporting the actuator of the first series of counters, and the other of which is connected to the carriage supporting the actuator of the last named series of counters, an auxiliary indicator, and pointers movable to the indications on said auxiliary indicator, said pointers being connected with one of the settingrods.

11. In a fare register, two series of banks of fare counters, mounted upon a common axis of rotation and separated by an intervening space, an individual actuating memher for each bank of each series, an actuator adapted to be set to a position to operate the individual actuator member of any bank of one series of counters, an actuator adapted to be set to a position to operate the individual actuating member of any bank of counters of the last named series, either of said actuators adapted to be placed ina position opposite said intervening space to render it inoperative, an operating member to operate both actuators simultaneously, an auxiliary dial, setting mechanism for the actuator of each series of counters, an auxiliary indicator containing indications corresponding to the fare values of the banks of counters of both series, and a neutral indication on said auxiliary indicator to indicate the position of either setting mechanism when it is desired to register on one selected bank of counters only of either series.

an intervening space, a series of speci 'dial cooperating with the fare-selective mechanism'ot' both series of counters and whereby the minor fare values of one series of counters and the ma or fare values of both series of counters are indicated in the setting move mined bank of counters, while the othershiftable actuator is simultaneously moved to an inoperative position in alinement with the unoccupied space between the counters.

let. In a register, a series of specific indications mounted in alinement and separated 1nto two groups by an intervening space, an individual actuating member associated with eachindicator, two shiftable actuators, each of which is adapted to be placed in operative relation with apredetermined specific indicator, either of said shiftable actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intenvening space to render it inoperative, and means for simultaneously shifting said shiftable actuators.

15. In afare register, a series of banks of counters mounted upon a common axis of rotation and separated into two grou s by he indicators, one for each counter, an individual actuating memberassociatcd with each bank of counters and each indicator, two shiftable actuators each of which is adapted to be placedin operative relation with a predetermined bank of specific counters and its respective indicator, and either of said shittable actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening space to render it inoperative.

16. In at'are register, a plurality of specitic indicators mounted in alinement and separated into two groups by an intervening space, an individual actuating member for each indicator, two carriages, each of which supports an actuator for the individual actuating members of the indicators, said can 5 selected indicators, and either of said shitt- 12. In a fare register, two series of banks of fare counters, a fare-selective mechanism 1* for each bank of each series, an auxiliary able actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening spar-e to render it inoperative.

17. In a register, a plurality of banks of: counters mounted upon a common axis of rotation and separated into two groups by an intervening space, a plurallty of specific indicators therefor, an individual actuating memberfor each bank of counters and indi- I cators, two carriages, each of which supports an actuator for the individual actuating 1 of which isadapted to be placed in a position members of the counters and indicators, said carriages being adapted to be move into a position to bring the actuator theipm in" placed ina position opposite said intervening space to render it inoperative.

18. In a fare register, a lurality of banks of counters mounted in a inement and separatedjnto two groups by an intervening space, a plurality of auxiliary indicators, an individual actuating member for each bank of counters, two shiftable actuators, either opposite said intervening s ace to render it inoperative, means for shi ting said actuators nto cooperative relation with the indi-,

viduailactuating members of the counters,

' .and to simultaneously indicate the fare of .the counters on the auxiliary indicators.-

19. In a fare register, a plurality of banks of specific fare counters mounted on a common [axis and separated into two greups by an intervening space, a plurality of fare indicators and a plurality of auxiliary indicators, all of said indicators being adapted to individualize each specific counter, an

individual actuating member for each bank of counters, twoshiftable'actuators, means for moving the actuators to positions to register and indicate specific fares and to indicate the corresponding'fare on the auxiliary indicators, and either of said shiftable actuators being adapted to be placed in a position opposite said intervening space to render it inoperative.

. 20. In a registering machine, a seriesof banks of counters for registering fares'of a lower order, an mdividual actuatlng member for each bank of said series of banks of counters, a series of banks of counters for registering fares of a higher order, an'individual actuating member for each bank of said series of banks, a shiftable actuator adapted to be moved into operative relation with the individual actuating members of the series of banks of counters for the fares of the lowest order, a 'shiftable actuator adapted to be moved into operative relation with the individual actuating members of the series of banks of counters for the fares of the higher order, and means whereby the shiftable actuator of the series of banks of counters for the fares of the lower order is enabled to be placed in operative relationwith any of the individual actuating members of theseries of banks of counters for the fares ofthe higher order.

In testimony whereof we affix our signa= tures, in presence of two witnesses.

- JOHN F. "OHMER. CHARLES 'W. KETTEMAN.

' Witnesses:

- IDA F. LUTz,

W. J. Kurms. 

